A tournament would never start without the participation of players. They are the main characters of a certain sporting event. From the massive players who compete in a tournament, there are always best players who prevail. Let's talk about the best players participating in the World Cup in South Africa. Ten is a great number, so let's look into the details on the top 10 players in the said tournament.

Rank 10 goes to Michael Essien, a 27 years old midfielder, from Ghana with a club team named Chelsea. He is one of the finest African players who don't fear to attack his opponent just to maintain a firm defense. Unfortunately, he's out of the team temporarily due to a knee injury since the mid-January this year.

Rank 9 is for Steven Gerrard, a 29 years old midfielder, from England with a club team named Liverpool. He has been an outstanding midfielder who also acts as a second striker or as a winger. Along with Frank Lampard, they formed the best duo attacking midfielders in the world. He is a nine-year veteran of the English team.

Rank 8 goes to Fernando Torres, a 25 years old forward, from Spain with a club team named Liverpool. He has been playing in the football world since the age of 7 and never stops scoring goals which made him one of the best strikers in the world.

Rank 7 is for Andres Imesta., a 25 years old, from Spain with a club team named Barcelona. He is a midfielder who has incredible ball control and unique attacking style that is difficult to counteract.

Rank 6 goes to Didier Drogba, 31 years old, from Ivory Coast with a club team named Chelsea and holds the position of forward. This athletic player has become one of the world's leading strikers and always has opposing defenders checking up on him in the game.

Rank 5 is for Xavi, 30 years old, from Spain with the club team FC Barcelona and acts as a midfielder. He has his artistic ways of accurate passes and vision with a great ability of keeping the ball.

Rank 4 goes to Kaka, a 27 years old midfielder, from Brazil with a club team named Real Madrid. Coming from the upper-middle-class clan, he has been one of the best players in the football world making the Brazil team one of the best.

Rank 3 is for Wayne Rooney, a 24 years old forward, from England with a club team named Manchester United. He is known as the baby-face-assassin who can strike from anywhere which allows him to score any type of goal and been proving his finishing skills.

Rank 2 goes to Cristiano Ronaldo, a 25 years old midfielder, from Portugal with a club named Real Madrid. He has a special skill in long-range free kicks which enables him to score from anywhere.

Rank 1 is for Lionel Messi, a 22 years old forward, from Argentina with a club team named Barcelona. He is the youngest among the top 10 and a left-footer who uses low center of gravity in striking the ball to goal.

So who is the best among the best? See for yourself and witness 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

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